Here is the link to the report: http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/OSsprinklers.pdf
Do Residential Fire Sprinklers Save Lives? According to "U.S. Experience with Sprinklers and Other Automatic Fire Extinguishing Equipment," the death rate per fire in sprinklered homes is 83 percent less than properties without automatic extinguishing equipment. For most property uses, damage per fire is lower by 40-70 percent in sprinklered properties. Unfortunately, sprinklers were reported in only 4 percent of occupied homes (including apartments) in 2007 and in only 5 percent of reported fires in homes (including apartments) in 2003-2007. FRANK J. HERRICK CITY OF LEAWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL 14801 MISSION ROAD LEAWOOD, KS. 66224-9560 OFFICE: 913.681.6788 x 26 FAX: 913.681.2399 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Sprinklerforum Digest, Vol 8, Issue 22 Send Sprinklerforum mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Sprinklerforum digest..." _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
